bin files...

[tackdaddy]

i downloaded a video file from bittorrent and it is a bin file and it won't play.what do i need to do to play the video.

[Sockfulloflove]

you can either burn it onto a cd, or mount it as an image using daemon tools or alcohol 120%. which option do you want to take?

[tackdaddy]

burn it,but is there anything special i need to do to burn it.i got roxio 5.0 and running xp.

[madnick]

You also need the .cue file to tell the burner what format, length, etc to burn. Dont know about roxio but Nero you just go to file->burn image

You can also get a program like isobuster, open the bin file with that, then extract the video and play it that way. (with no burning involved)

But I recommend playing it with dvd playing software, since it sounds like you've got a vcd, and my wmp tends to skew the vcd video resolutions.

[hawkburn]

I never figured out how to burn it with Roxio, I always burned my bins with Nero.

Anyway, Im sure there is some way, but I cant help because I dont use Roxio.

When you burn it, it usually becomes either VCD or highER quality SVCD, same with when you mount it, but then you have to watch it on your monitor.

[tackdaddy]

it is a svcd and i do have the cue. file but still no clue what to do,i would rather use roxio.

[Sockfulloflove]

i found this: http://www.photodex.com/support/faqs/pro_cdr_iso.html

but it says roxio can't burn .BIN/.CUE images, but only .ISO. so maybe download nero so downloading that whole .bin won't be such a waste.

[tackdaddy]

i guess i will have to get nero then.
this is one of the reasons i love ZP,i ask a question and get instant answers....thanks:fire

[Foreverboard]

Use blindwrite to burn them. its the best I have found so far.

blindwrite (http://www.blindwrite.com/download/blindwritefull_link1.html)


if you need help getting it "fixed" let me know.


It works great.

[tackdaddy]

i will try blindwrite,i will let you know how it goes later.

[tackdaddy]

can you give me directions on how to burn and play

[crackerjacker]

nero burn software is good for burning svcd. I have burn it countless times.

[Foreverboard]

im on it, I will post a guide a few minutes

[Foreverboard]

Originally posted by crackerjacker
nero burn software is good for burning svcd. I have burn it countless times.


but not normaly from a .bin file. from a mpeg or something it will convert, but not a bin file, normaly.

[Foreverboard]

tackdaddy, send e-mail or a PM.

[tackdaddy]

jaysontack@hotmail.com

[Foreverboard]

On its way

[Sockfulloflove]

.....or just use nero. :mellow

select file, burn image, and select the .cue.

[crackerjacker]

i have burned svcd files using nero. matter of fact u dont need to convert to mpeg or anything. all that is needed is the bin file and nero can burn it., as long as your cd writer supports overburning as well as the cd recordable your using can hold enough space.

I have also burn bin files without using a cue file. there are plenty of ways to do it, but all dependent on whats best for you.

check out vcdhelper.com there are some good articles there as well.

[Winphuk]

YOu can extract bin files with WINISO.

[DainBramaged]

The cd-writing program CDRWIN is most responsible for the popularity of .cue/.bin files. Since CDRWIN natively supports .bin files, no .cue sheet is needed. Thusly, burning .bins is easiest with CDRWIN, since it already knows what to do with them.

The homepage is still under construction, or I'd send you the link. But I'm sure you can use your...resources, to find a copy.

[DigitalJunkie]

This article was found on Sharereactor.com:

How to burn a disk from a ...

- .cue (small) and .bin (big) image file:
Images with these extensions are most likely created with CDRwin. The bin file is the real image, the cue file contains some extra information about the image. The best program to burn those files would be Nero (...or CDRwin maybe, but I'm focusing on Nero here :D). Choose "Burn disc from image" from file-tab, open the .cue file (the small one!) in the upcoming dialogue and start burning.
Now that was easy, wasn't it?
In case you run into problems with this way, which is in fact one of the best ways an iso can come to you, check some things. first open the .cue file in a text editor. There you will see the name of the .bin file in a way like this:
FILE "youriso.bin" BINARY
Now if you see anything like "D:\youriso.bin" there, remove the first part so its only "youriso.bin". Now move the cue and the bin file together into C:\, the very root. Now open your cue file from there and try again. This should fix the most problems you possibly could run into. If not, your bin file might be corrupted or your cue file might be inaccurate. Both are very seldom problems but can happen, very seldomly though.

- .iso or .bin (without .cue) image file:
If there's no .cue file available for your .bin file, or you got an image with .iso extension, you have to put more effort in getting it to work. If you are lucky, you could try "Burn disc from image" again and select the file. Nero will ask you for some extra information about the image. Check "RAW data" and burn. I don't recommend this, because your image could be in a non-standard format. You should use the "IsoBuster-Method" below.

- .ccd and .img (comes with a .sub file sometimes..) image file:
This is a CloneCD image, which you should use CloneCD for burning it. CloneCD images are the most "sophisticated", because they can copy some of the cheaper copy protections so you might not need a crack. Start CloneCD and select "burn cd from image". Choose your .ccd-file in the upcoming dialogue. Make sure "RAW DAO" and "Don't repair SubChannel Data" are checked before burning. Some older burners don't support "raw dao". If you have one of those, you might be lucky to find a firmware update for your burner on the web, which enables it. If not, use the "IsoBuster-Method" on the .img again.
Burning a CloneCD image is kind of 'delicate', cause sometimes you will get an unreadable or at least 'hard to read' disc. This might happen to you if your burner messed up the copy-protection part of the image. You can try to run the disc from your cd-burner, which can handle bad sectors better than your normal cd-rom drive. If that doesn't help, toss your disc in the garbage. Sorry.
Another mean 'version' of a broken cloned disc is when you can install the game/app, but starting it does nothing but crash your system. In that case, you still can get it to work using a no-cd crack. (see below)

- .img (without .ccd/.sub) image file:
You got a CloneCD image without the CloneCD control file, which tells CloneCD how to burn it. Use the "IsoBuster-Method" below.

- .nrg image file:
You got a Nero-image. There's nothing easier for a Nero user like me! Choose "burn disc from image" and select the .nrg file in order to burn using Nero.

The IsoBuster-Method (Extract your image to hd to burn it afterwards)
Open your image with IsoBuster and right-click the "joilet branch" (the one with blue arrows..) and select "extract directory". Choose a empty temp directory on your harddrive to extract the data to. When this is done, start Nero. Simply choose "Burn data disc" on that freaky wizard. Grab all data from your temp directory to your new disc and change its name to the one displayed by IsoBuster. You can burn your disc like every other now.
You can use this method on nearly every image, but you might loose some extra information. Some people say "WinISO" can handle even more images than IsoBuster, so if IsoBuster can not open your image, try this one instead.

Of course the methods described above will also work with other burning apps than Nero. It's just a recommendation.

Ok, you should have a working disc now, but there's another problem to face. The copy protection! If your game installs alright, but when you try to run it, it says "Insert the correct disc", you have run into it.
To solve it, browse the contents of your cd and (where available) the contents of the archive, the image came with (zip file or something...). Read every info (.nfo) file you find (open them with Notepad or similar program). They often contain information on how to bypass the protection. (You can also find serials and other handy stuff in them sometimes.) In most cases, there is a directory on your disc which contains a cracked executable for your game. Replace your original game executable with that one and everything should work alright. If all that doesn't help you, you might need to get a cracked exe on your own.

[DainBramaged]

Excellent post DJ. Consider making a guide to burning popular formats that are out there today. Clean it up, make it look nice, but functional first.